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you HAD 
A PINCUSHION 



Full of p\ns 





AMD THEN VOU ADDED A TAIL- 



AMD A Lim. E HEAD 


WITH A CUPVED A/OJE 


WOULD LOOK SOMeTHIA/G 





LIKE 


THIS 


TMAT'j MOW A/ECOLej 4.00KED 



HI/A. . 


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F7fc$T JAW 




“TIMOTHY WAX 





T\P-TOElNG 


THE WOODS 


A S 


QUIETLY 

i/JJ 

J f A A 


INDIAN 




BR AVE 







a juy fox 


AT UEAJT A 



COTTON-TAIL BKJNNV. 


I 



ALL OF A 


SUDDEN OUT POPPCO NEEDLES . 


ME MAD BEEN fOLUOWJA/O MIS 


LlJ'J'LE CURVED nose TMAT MAO 


SEE/V F O LUOW/WG THE $MELL OF 


AW APPLE WHICH WAS THE VERy 


APPLE >imothv WAS BATING • 





needle; and timothy were so 


SURPRISED TNAT THEy BOTH STOOD AJ 


STILL AS THE TREES, AROUND THEM . 






TIMOTHY WAJ THE FIRST TO MOVE . 
ME SENT OVER AND GENTLY Pl/JHED 



THE APPLE TOWARD 


T ME BABV 


PORCUPINE . 


NEEDLES 


SNIFFED AND JNlFFED 


AT IT. 


Then he ate it aul up . 


THEN NEEDLE$ WA£N T HUNGRY ANY 


LONGER AND HE WANTED TO BE FRIENDS 


WITH TIMOTHY . Hl$ QUILLS LAY FLAT AMD 


SMOOTH AND 



7*1MOTHV PATTED 


HIM AMD TALKED TO HIM. A/EEDLE 5 


SEEMED TO LIKE IT. IF HE HAD BEEN A 

KITTEN HE WOULD HAVE PURRED BUT AS 


HE WAS A PORCUPINE HE JUJT GRUNTED. 


AFTER MWHIi-E TlMOTHV HAP T O 


GO HOHE. • . A/ECDV.ES WATCHED TlMOTMV 
GO DOW A/ THE PATH THAT UEO OUT Of 
THE WOODS. HE THOUGHT THAT MAV0E 
THERE WERE PLEIS/TV Of APPLEJ W HERE 
TIMOTHY LIVED. JO HE HURR/ED DOWN 
THE PATH TOO, AND TlMOTHV AND THE 

baby porcupine went home together. 











WHEN TREY 

care to the 

FARM HOUSE WHE PE 


TIMOTHY LIVED WITH AUNT IE MAY AND UNCLE 


HARRY, THE/ PEEKED THROUGH THE SCREEN DOOR. 

AUA/TIE MAY WAS THE KITCHEN AND S* £ 
WA$ STIRRING UP A BATCH OF JOHNNY-CAKE . 

Auntie may,'' s a,d t/mothy, and his voice 

WAS SO SM ALU YOU ALrAOjl* COULDN'T 


»* • 

HEAR HIIA, VvE BROUGHT HOME A fRlEND ^ 




THAT'S A/ICE, AUA/TIE MAY S A,D * WHO 

/S ir, t/m ? 


» »* 

"/T*i-ITV A 8A8V PORCUPINE. 

% 

My GOOOA/ESS GRACIOUS/ AUNTIE MAY WAS 



SO SVTRPRISE.0 THAT HER BIG 
STIRRING SPOON DROPPED 

WITH A CLANG. 

A NO I r spattered 
GLOSS OF JOHNNY-CAKE 
BATTER ALL OYER HER 


SPOTLESS PLOOR. 


<V „ ,** 

PLEASE LET* ME KEEP HIM, BEGGED T/MOTHV, 

<v V> 

HE ro BE ALU ALONE /IV THE WORLD. 

A A/D WHEN AUNTIE MAV SAW THAT NEEDLES 
LOOKED SO SMALL A/VD 50 HARMLESS 



SHE SAID HE COULD 
AND SHE EVEN 


S7*AV 


GAVE NEEDLES 


ANOTHER 

APPLE•.. 



■x HEN NEEDLES CURLED UP IN 


UNCLE HARRY S FAVORITE 


ROCKING- 



CHAIR 


AND WENT TO SLEEP 


AND EVERVBOOy 


FORGO ALU ABOUT* HIM 


• • 









and riMOTny 


mis evswwo chores 



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/UPPE/? 



AFTER SUPPER, UMCLE HAPRy TOOK RIJ 


A/EW5PAPEP A/VO STAPLED TO 5»T OOW/V /IV 





MIS FAVORITE ROCK IMG-CHAIR 
*»*> 

ME SHOUTED i/v a 


"Ow / 


LOUD VO/ce. MIS ROCKER HAD 


S UOOEA/LV 


COME TO LIFC 


AMD STUCK 




OF COURSE IT WAX A/EEO WHO 


OiD THE JTICK/A/G , AA/D HE WAJ UU^T 
AJ SURPRISED AS UNCLE HARRY • . . 
A/O0OOV EXPECTS TO BE SAT OW 
WHILE HE’x SLEEPING . A/EE DUES WAJ 

SO FRIGHTENED THAT HE $COOTED 


THROUGH THE HOUJE. AA/O HID I A/ 



O/V THC 




WASH STAMD 








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T '"^’have 


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AS THE DAVJ WENT BY NEEDLES L/KEO 


HIJ A/EW HOME MORE AND MORE . . . 

THERE WAS AUWAyj PLENTY TO EAT 
WITHOUT HAVING TO WORK FOR /T. .. 

DURING THE DAY NEEDLES COULD 
ALWAyj FIND A PIECE OF WOOD TO CHEW 
ON, AND AT NIGHT HE WOULD PROWL 
AROUND /N SEARCH OF ADVENTURE . • • 




O/VE A/IGH 7 * A$ THE CLUMfY 


LITTLE FE LUO W WAJ 


EXPLORING THE PAA/rpy HE 


JCA/OCICEO JOME JAPS OFP THE $HELF. . 


THE CPAJH AUMO5T HEIGHTENED 


AUNTIE HAy OU* OF HEP 


wi>s 


THEN fHt TO LD 


OT«y THfiCT EVERY NIGHT 


he had ro pur A/EE01.E5 our. 








AA/D T/IAOTHV ALWAV$ D/D. 

But one /vighy* he wa$ 

SO TIRED THAT HE WENT 


RIGHT TO BED AFTER JUPPER AA/D FORGOT 

ALL. ABOUT A/EE DUES. XO AUL THAT 

NEEDLES CHEWED 


TABLE LEG AA/D 



NIGHT 


OA/ A 


NIBBLED OK/ A CHAIR LEG . 




early the a/ex7* horning uncle harpx 

CAME DOWNSTAIRS* WA$ /N A VERy HAPPy 

MOOD. HE 5AT DOWN 7*0 A BREAKFAST* OF CRIJpy 

hot pancakes, all of a sudden the re was 



a crash/ the a/ext 


MINUTE ME WAS ON 


THE FLOOR CROWNED 


WITH PANCAKES AND 


SYRUPJ 





THE CHAIR WITH 



THE NIBBLED 


LEO HAD CRASHED 


A A/D THE C A/AWED LEG OF THE TABLE 
HAD BROKEN $0 THE TABLE TOPPLED 
OVER PANCAKES A NO All/ 

UNCLE HARRV WAS AS ANGRY AS A 
NEST OF HORNETS WHEN HE WENT 
OUT OF THE HOUSE TO LOOK FOR 
NEEDLES • • • 

THE LITTLE PORCUPINE WAS 



IN TROUBLE AGAIN 



/T WAS GOOD THAT UA/CLE HARRY 



Ol dn\ LOOK IN THE WOOD shed 

for there was needles! 


HE WAS Qu/ETUV GA/AWING 


A HOLE I A/ AA/ 


OLD WOODEN 


*) 

TT 


BUCKET.. 




BUT UNCUE HARRY COUUDN *T WAJTE 

* 

MUCH TIME LOOKING FOR NEEDLES FOR 
THERE WA$ TOO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE. 


IT WAS THE HAYING $EA$OW AND ALL 
THE FARMERS WERE AS BUSY AS 
SQU/RRELS GATHERING NUTS. . . 





ONE DAY WHEN 


UNCLE HARRY CAME IN 
WITH A LOAD OP HAY , 
HE FOUND AUNTIE MAY 
STANDING BY THE CHICKEN 


yARD 


VERY 


ANGRY. . 









SHE fAlO , 



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r *W0 ' ^ |Jp m f I 4 /' 1 ^ jj 

i’ve cou/vteo the chickens twice 

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UNCLE HARpy 

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“VOU CAN’T COUNT CHICKENS WHILE 

C,D 

they are hopping 





Of I 


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AROUND. WAIT 






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jp 


UNTIL THEY GO 


inside TO ROOS^. 



me. 


B\J T AUA/TIE MAV 



th^ee mope 

CHICKEN $ WEm MI^JI/Vg/ 






EVEJV THE BIO RED ROOSTER 


LOOK. MB WONDERED WHO 


WAS HEXT, AND WHAT 


HAD 


BECOME OF 


SALLY, 


MARTHA, 


WORE A WORRIED 


KATIE, NELLIE , LOU/JE 


-T : ■ 

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AND 


DOT 


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AUNTIE MAY JAIO , 


* , 

THERE X A CHICKEN THIEF AROUND 

MERE. I AM GOING TO WATCH FOR 

HIM TONIGHT/’ 

AFTER THE 

OTHER! HAD GONE TO BED, SHE 

SAT BV THE WINDOW IN THE DARK • 
SHE HAD UNCLE HARRy’j S HOT GUN 




ACROSS HER KNEES 


AU A/TIE MAV WATCHED UNTIL 


OUTRIDE OF 

THE HOU/E • • 



HER EYE S CREW HEAVY. AT L.A£T 

HER HEAD NODDED AND JHE WAS 

FAST ASLEEP. THEN TH/NOJ 


BEGAN TO 

HAPPEN 





NEEDLE $ WAS COMING OUT OF T«E 
WOODfMED WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE. 
IT WA$ THE CHICKENS CACKLING IN 
THEIR CHICKEN HOUSE . . . 

needles waddled slowly ACROSS 

THE YARD* HE WAS READY FOR 
ACTION. AND HE BRISTLED LIKE A 
SCRUBBING BRUSH FROM HEAD TO TAIL. 

THE OLD OWL FROM HIS TREE 
HOOTED, H00O°~H0O0? BUT NEEDLES 


ONLY GRUNTED 



WITHOUT MAKING 


A BIT OF 


VOISE, NEEDLES CAME CLOSE 
TO IRE CHICKEN HOUSE. v/UjT 


HE GOT THERE THE THIEF CLIMB 


OUT OF THE WINDOW WITH A J 7 


OVER HI 5 SHOULDER. NEEDLES 
KNEW THERE WERE CHICKENS IN 


JACK BECAUSE HE 


rm 11 r> 111 


THEM CACKLE 


AND 


SQUAWK 







THEN THE THIEF MADE A VE BY 


JAD mistake. HE HAD ONE BARE 


FOOT ON THE GROUND AND THAT 


WAS ALU RIGHT. BV/T THE OTHER 


BARE FOOT CAME DOWN RIGHT 


ON TOP OF 
NEEDLE? ’ TAIL / 






Ow WWW ! 


THE THIEF YES-LED. 


AMD THEM HE DROPPED THE JACK 


AMD THE CHICKENS FLEW OUT. 


THEV CACKLEO AMO 


AND J QUAWKED AJ* THEY 




CCOLDED 




RAM 


TO JAFETV... 






OP COUPLE 


r«E A/OIJE WOK £ AUNTIE MAV. 


AJ jhe jumped up, the 


OUlV PELL TO THE FLOOR 



AND PIPED A 


LOUD 


banc! 



POOR UNCLE HARRV 



POPPED OUT OF 


JHAKINO LIKE A 


fiOWL OF UELUy. 


MAKE JURE HE 


WAJ/y^T 


TO 






> f 




A A/0 HE FELT HIMJELF 


ALL OVER 


JHOT 


- 


THEN UNCLE HARRY RAN DOWNJTAIRJ*. 
T/MOTHy WAS ALREADY THERE WITH AUNTIE 
/AAV. S H E WAS J° EXCITED THAT JHE 
COULD BARELY TALK, 50 SHE POINTED TO 
THE CHICKEN VAR D. ^HE’S OUT THERE,” 
JAID AUNTIE MAY IN A VERY JMALL VOICE. 
AND UNCUE HARRY AND TIMOTHY AND 
AUN7TE MAY ALL RAN OUT TO THE CHICKEN 
YARD IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES. — 


LYING ON THE GROUND RIGHT 


BtSlOE THE 
THE THIEE ! 


CHICKEN HOUSE WAJ 
HE HAD ONE POOT 



\N THE AIR BUT IT LOOKED MORE 


LIKE A PORCUPINE 


A POOT 


almost ALL 




THAN 


THE QUILL£ PROM 
NEEDLES* TAIL 


WERE IN \T • • . 







NEEDLES LOOKED SADLY AT H/S POOR 


TAIL AS UNCLE HARRY TOOK THE QUILLS 
OUT OF THE THIEFS FOOT. THEA/ NEEDLES 
DECIDED THAT S»NCE HE COULDNT HAVE 


H/S OWN QUILLS BACK AGAIN, HE D 


UU$T HAVE TO GROW $OME NEW ONES 


BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GROW 


REALLY FINE QUILLS • 


AND NEEDLES 


MUMBLED AND GRUMBLED 



ABOUT PEOPLE WHO STEAL CHICKENS • . • 





BUT THE POOR THIEF HADN'T HAD 


A VERV GOOD TIME EITHER FOR 


PORCUPINE QUI1-1-5 ARE VERV JHARP 


SO WHEN HE PROMISED AND PROMISED 


THAT HE D NEVER TRy TO S T EAL 


ANy THING AGAIN, THEV 


DEC/DED TO LET HIM 


NEEDLES HAD TAUGHT 


HIM A LESSON HE 



WOULD NEVER FORGET 


THEN UN CUE HARRY /AID, NEEVLEJ 


HAJ BEEN A VERY GOOD WATCH DOG 
EVEN IF HE A PORCUPINE. HE JHOULD 
HAVE A REWARD. WHAT JHALU /T BE?* 



^GIVE HI/A AN APPLE.* JAID T/MOTHY. 
WHAT, ONLY ONE APPLE? HE fHALL 


HAVE A BUJHEL. JA/O UNCLE HARRY 


AND HE EMPTIED 


A BUSHEL OF 


APPLEJ ONTO 


THE GROUND 


FOR NEEDLES • 



THEN NEEDLES DID 




SOMETHING VERY 


FUNNY. ME ROLLED 


OVER AND OVER ON THE APPLES* 


UNT/L THEY WERE ALL S^CKIN G TO 


MIS QUILLS. WHEN HE STOOD UP ME 


LOOKED JUST LIKE AN APPLE SUJH 


THEN NEEDLEJ WOB&LED OFF 


TO THE WOODSHED 


TO ENJOY A 


MIDNIGHT FEAST. . . 



THE NEXT MORNING WHEN 



-TIMOTHY WENT OUT TO THE 


WOODJHED HE JAW APPLEj*, 
COREJ OF APPLEJ AND BlTJ* OF 


APPLEJ ALU OVER THE GROUND, 


BUT NEEDLEJ WAJ PERCH ED 


H/GH ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. 


HE WAS HAPPILY CHEWING 


A HOLE IN UNCLE HARRY $ 


BEJT AY HANDLE 









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